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ALTERNATE PROJECT PHASING ALTERNATIVE Finding Finding 3; Specific economic, social or other considerations make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the EIR. Facts in Support of the Finding This alternative would result in some of the same environmental impacts as the proposed project, but generally to a lesser degree. The impact categories that would result in less impacts include: water quality; land use; short and long term air quality emissions; noise; population, employment and housing; public safety, hazardous materials and risk of upset; and traffic and circulation. This alternative would require the acquisition of 178 apartment units and the displacement of approximately 700 tenants. There would be no significant impact between the alternate project phasing alternative and the proposed project in the followi.ng impact categories: geology and soils; aesthetics; and public services and utilities. In general the reduced size alternative would result in reductions in some of the impact areas relative to the proposed project. However, the Phase I only project alternative would not meet the goals and objectives of the proposed project. Because this alternative would not provide the needed production and distribution capacity, the Register would be required to develop another production and distribution facility in the future, lhe need for a second facility to provide for the needed capacity would result in additional environmental impacts at some other location m southern California. The additional environmental impacts, combined with the negative economies of scale of this alternative, would result in a significant economic impact on the Register. In addition, the expected benefits of the proposed project in the City of Santa Ana would occur to a substantially lesser degree under the Alternate Project Phasing Alternative. In particular, for this alternative, there would be only 120 jobs generated instead of over 500 jobs; smaller increases in property tax revenues; fewer transportation infrastructure improvements and only minor benefits to the single family residential areas located to the east of the Register property. The reduced size of the production facilities under this alternative would not allow the Register to satisfy future demand for newspapers, based on forecasted population growth in Orange County. 23